These french onion white beans are a cheesy, delicious spin on the classic french onion soup. Creamy cannellini beans are baked with caramelized onions, fresh thyme and gruyere until bubbly and golden. Delicious as a side or main dish!
This is for my bean lovers!
And my french onion lovers. I just happen to be both. These french onion white beans start with tons of caramelized onions and end with a bunch of bubbly, golden, melty guyere cheese. A few soft, buttery beans are in there too!
I have french onion-ed many things, including meatballs and mac and cheese. I’ve made a puff pastry quiche and sweet potatoes. I’ve also done traditional mashed potatoes AND crispy smashed potatoes!! Grilled cheese too, naturally.
To say I love anything with caramelized onions would be understatement. So much so, that french onion is a verb in our house. I will french onion all the things.
Luckily for us (mostly me), I also love beans. They are one of my favorite foods. There is something about their silky, butter centers that just get me! They are so filling and you can use them in a million ways, which is my favorite kind of ingredient.
So why not french onion them? Frankly, I can’t believe that I haven’t done it before.
This is how I make them!
First, I caramelize my onions. In this recipe, I don’t need them to go for two or three hours, but I do like to caramelize them for at least one hour. And I prefer to start my onions at a high temp, let them really go for 10 or 15 minutes and then cook them over low heat for the rest of the time. I find that starting them higher helps them to get caramelly a little quicker!
Once those are done, I add in some garlic, stock and a bunch of cannellini beans. Any buttery, soft white beans are ideal here.
Next, lots of freshly grated guyere on top. This is key because it has the best flavor, will make this taste just like french onion soup and also gets really bubbly and golden. It’s dreamy!! I also sprinkle on a few seasoned breadcrumbs here too.
Then, I bake it for a bit until that cheese is melty. And it’s ready!!
Finally, a sprinkle of fresh parmesan. If you wish. If you’re a cheese freak like I am!! Can’t get enough… (more…)
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